The Labor enquirer., 1887-01-29
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this city exactly nine dava and they
have been not only nine days derdnder
bat ) time Of excitemept 70 far = ! was
concerned. As,the reiders Of Tal EN-
ou1RsR are aware, cdme 70 this city for
the purpose Of taking EDITORIAL charge cf
. daily paper 70 be issted in theinterest
Of organised labor. thsproaramms being
to issue the initial number on the
ifteenth instant, tho day Of nv arrival
in this city; bat therS were develop
ments between the time Of my starting
from Denver an ! my srrival here, which
made It necessary to postpone the publi-
cation Of the Star for 4 time. It d un-
necessary for me to give the details of
the trouble which made the delay nee
essaryl; snfics it to say that traitor in
the r,nks showed his horns. and as he.
unfortunately, occupied an important
poation, his dishonesty occasioned
greater trouble than Is usually the case
with 50 small a portion of an craanixs-
ton. The papers here are full Of the
story and considerable excitement has
been caused in the labor societies.
The situation at presenl is mol easy to
describe accui ately, bot the honest men
are making every possible effort to
establish the, paper, and, am proud to
say. organised labor all over the city is
assuring me of an undivided support
So You see I feel compslled. as duty. to
remain here until the matter is finally
settled; and think il will end by the
establishment of q paper upon the orig
inal plan. So much for that matter.
Organization in this city has reached
high point, there being no less thar
1000 workers attached TO the labor 30
cieties. and thousands more are cominl
into the fold each mi onth. There arr
nearly 800 local assemblies Of Knlshts o
Labor in the county. besides the man,
trades organisations and other ben e6cia
and educational societies composed o
the friends Of labor.
| Ihsve attended the meetings Of sew
eral Of those organizations. and have
BEEN highly gratifed. both at the pro
gress they are making and the reception
Treceived. attended a social enter
tainment given by the Central. Labo
Union, on the evening Of the sixteenth
and passed few hour very plea
with our German comrades. On Satur
day night I met the Council of tn
United Labor Party, body composed O
delegates from all th % labor orasniza
tions ia the county, and was delighted
with the evidences Of the intelliQenc
and strength Of the workers politica
movement which then saw.
| Yesterday afternoon l attended q reg
ular meeting of local assembly 1897, tn
principal local al the stock yards, an,
| vas pleasantly surprised at the enor
nous attendance and devotion TO tn
cause displayed by these men who hav
so recently met defeat in a just struggle
! NV remarks, in which expressed m
opinions concerning The causes of thei
defeat (oplnions well-known to tn
readers Of THE ENoGIRER) were greete
with rounds of applause and cries {
That's sol" and You're rightp
After one futile attempt l. ON Wednes
day afternoon, gained admission th
Cook County Bastile and had the homo
and pleasure Of grasping. throus b tn
small apertures in their cage. the finger
Of the Anarchists. All Of the inc prisone'
men are looking we'll and are in goo
spirits, especially so are Parsons, Spie
and Fielden, and they expressed tn
wish that should convey their greet
ings to the comrades Of the rreat wesl
There was considerable excitement las
week over the report that August Spie
was to wed Miss Van ZAndt, a wealth,
young lady of this city, and, as every
body felt especially interested. ther
we're plenty of opinions on the subject
Society" was amazed and sent up
Wild protest against the proposed nnp
tials; and the sheriff. yielding 70 tn
wells Of the better classes" has forbid
den the weddidg. Sp that subject ha
been for the time disposed Of TIL
Young lady has been very devoted t
Spies and was a constant visitor At tn,
Jail until last Wednesday, when tn
sheriff issued an order prohibitiug bel
admission. She was perfectly indiffer
ent to the yo~hng of the better class,
and followed only the die ates Of he
heart, which, let thelworld say what i
may. ! believe she had given entirely
to her imprisoned lover. A great man,
foolish reasons are assigned. BY thos'
who know nothing but what they ha v,
heard others say, for this attempt +,
wed, but I am Of opinion that it is moth
ing more nor less than q Nlov,
affair. l do not believe Spies favored
the marriage at first, but the lady, whi
knew that she would be accorded NOR,
rights under the prison rules il she wa
a wife to the prisoner. insisted that til,
marriage take place There will b,
something new in this matter shortly
and In my next letter will tell You al
about Il.
have met score of the able cham
pions Of the cause with which this city
abounds. and am more than ever con